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Michigan Family Farm Becomes Multi-Generational No-Till Operation

By Jennifer Kiel posted on January 27, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Farm Progress

With Tim Kruithoff's wife Christine, sons Justin and Colin and daughter Madelyn, Kruithoff has grown his operation to 2,800 acres, concentrating on no-till corn, soybeans and wheat with the goal of increasing conservation tillage.

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Why I Don’t Farm Every Acre of My Land

Removing marginal acres from production protects planted acres from wildlife & builds soil for future generations.

By Martha Mintz and Doug Doughty posted on March 29, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

My farming goals differ at 64 from what they were at 44. Profit is, of course, still a driver, but I’m not as interested in fine-tuning yields or producing bin-busting crops.

Cover Crops Turn Fields Into Buffers

September 20, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Larry Kerschner, Fort Dodge Messenger

Watching an airplane that traditionally is used to spray row crops during the summer, more than 50 people, consisting of grain growers, agribusinesses and farming organizations, gathered north of Webster City Tuesday to watch a demonstration of aerial seeding of winter rye in a cornfield that was yet to be harvested.

No-Till Helps Grower Succeed In ‘Rocky’ Situation

Wisconsin farmer credits no-till for higher-than-expected yields on small-acreage farm.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment

The land that Jeff Notstad no-tills might cause a lot of farmers to scratch their heads. It’s 480 acres of rocky, shallow loam soils that aren’t ideal for raising crops.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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